About

Clayton Joe Young is the Director and Senior Professor for the Photographic Technology Program at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, NC. Young is an award-winning photographer with a background in photojournalism whose work has been exhibited throughout the United States in solo and juried exhibitions. In 2014, Young earned the Certified Professional Photographers (CPP) designation from Professional Photographers of America. In May of 2015, Young earned a MFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Young’s thesis studied the effects of nostalgia in relation to family histories and memory. Contact Young at joeyoung0124@icloud.com if interested in purchasing books and prints